Water Fountains: The Minoan Culture

Water Fountains: The Minoan Culture On the Greek island of Crete, excavations have unearthed conduits of several sorts. They were used for water supply as well as removal of storm water and wastewater. Water Fountains: Minoan Culture 719319132668.jpg

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Most were created from clay or rock. When manufactured from clay, they were commonly in the form of canals and spherical or rectangle-shaped pipes. The cone-like and U-shaped terracotta conduits that were uncovered have not been found in any other civilization. Knossos Palace had an sophisticated plumbing system made of terracotta piping which ran up to three meters below ground. The water pipes also had other uses such as amassing water and conveying it to a primary place for storing. Thus, these pipes had to be able to: Subterranean Water Transportation: It is not quite understood why the Minoans needed to transport water without it being seen. Quality Water Transportation: Considering the evidence, several historians suggest that these water lines were not linked to the common water distribution system, offering the palace with water from a distinctive source.

The Public Water Fountains

The Public Water Fountains Towns and villages relied on working water fountains to conduct water for preparing food, bathing, and cleaning up from nearby sources like ponds, streams, or springs. A supply of water higher in elevation than the fountain was needed to pressurize the flow and send water squirting from the fountain's spout, a system without equal until the later part of the nineteenth century. Commonly used as memorials and commemorative edifices, water fountains have inspired people from all over the world all through the centuries. The contemporary fountains of modern times bear little resemblance to the first water fountains. A natural stone basin, carved from rock, was the 1st fountain, used for holding water for drinking and spiritual purposes. Rock basins as fountains have been found from 2,000 BC. Early fountains put to use in ancient civilizations relied on gravity to control the movement of water through the fountain. Drinking water was delivered by public fountains, long before fountains became elaborate public statues, as attractive as they are functional. The people of Rome began creating elaborate fountains in 6 BC, most of which were metallic or stone masks of wildlife and mythological heroes. The extraordinary aqueducts of Rome provided water to the eye-catching public fountains, most of which you can travel to today.